"mezzo-soprano" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌmɛtsoʊsəˈpɹænoʊ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-mezzo-soprano.wav Forms: mezzo-sopranos [plural]
Etymology: From Italian mezzosoprano. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|mezzosoprano}} Italian mezzosoprano Head templates: {{en-noun}} mezzo-soprano (plural mezzo-sopranos)
  1. A voice or voice part intermediate in compass between soprano and contralto. Categories (topical): Musical voices and registers, Musicians, People
    Sense id: en-mezzo-soprano-en-noun-VTc5fVh1 Disambiguation of Musical voices and registers: 88 12 Disambiguation of Musicians: 81 19 Disambiguation of People: 100 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 83 17
  2. A person having such a voice. Coordinate_terms (voice types): soprano, contralto [feminine], countertenor, tenor, baritone, bass [masculine] Translations (person having such a voice): mezzosopraan [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), მეცო-სოპრანო (meco-soṗrano) (Georgian), Mezzosopranistin [feminine] (German), mezzoszoprán (Hungarian), меццо-сопра́но (mecco-sopráno) [indeclinable, neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-mezzo-soprano-en-noun-XFWuNece Categories (other): Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of 'voice types': 43 57 Disambiguation of 'person having such a voice': 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: soprano Translations (pitch): 女中音 (nǚzhōngyīn) (Chinese Mandarin), mezzosopraan [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), mezzo-soprano [masculine] (French), მეცო-სოპრანო (meco-soṗrano) (Georgian), Mezzosopran [masculine] (German), mezzoszoprán (Hungarian), メゾソプラノ (mezosopurano) (Japanese), reo pekerangi (Maori), reo kōtike (Maori), меццо-сопра́но (mecco-sopráno) [indeclinable, neuter] (Russian)
Disambiguation of 'pitch': 0 0

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